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This was a soul searching trip that I made with my sister. We travelled as voluntary teachers and visited Leh, Stok, Lamayuru and Hanle.

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Ladakh - Travel

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This trip is what changed many things in my life. It was my sister's idea to travel as voluntary teachers in Ladakh. We had the opportunity to visit a number of different schools and regions where we worked with children, conversed with monks and also painted a few walls.

There is something about the atmosphere and people that makes you connect to them at once. There pervades a type of slowness in their day to day life, which disperses a feeling of calm and peace. The locals radiate happy vibes and their constant dealings with the forces of nature, both beautiful and brutal has resulted in them in being united and trusting of each other.

This journey was about giving and consequently about getting some of the best things that life could bring my way.

'Julley' in Ladakhi or you could say Hello!

The best journeys are made alone.

This scene looked right out of a novel whose story could have been based in Istambul or France.

However, its the marketplace in Leh city on a dusky day.

Maslow's heirarchy or mine? Although, I would change some of the words then.

Haphazard houses.

A shot from a Majid Majidi film. Not really, these are the lanes behind the Leh market that connect various houses and shops.

This gentleman would always wave and greet us in the morning, on our way to the NGO's office.

I could never really figure out what bits and bobs he sold, or how he made a living, but he always had a smile to share.